All Flybe articles – Page 3
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Flybe to be rebranded as 'Virgin Connect'
Flybe will be renamed "Virgin Connect" next year to bring its brand in line with that of co-owner Virgin Atlantic.
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NewsFlybe and widebody orders key to Virgin Atlantic's Heathrow aims
Virgin Atlantic faces “key decision points” in the next two to three years regarding the growth of its fleet as it awaits a UK government decision on how slots will be allocated at an expanded Heathrow airport.
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Flybe rejigs procedures after E175 mis-set flaps incident
UK regional operator Flybe amended operating procedures for performance calculations after a serious Embraer 175 take-off incident at Dublin involving an incorrect flap setting.
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Flybe CEO launches Cranfield scholarship with IATA diversity award
Flybe chief executive Christine Ourmieres-Widener, a longtime advocate of gender diversity in the airline industry, will create a new scholarship at Cranfield University after she was honoured in IATA's inaugural Diversity and Inclusion Awards.
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Flybe chief to depart
Flybe chief executive Christine Ourmieres-Widener is to step down in July following the sale of the UK carrier to the Connect consortium earlier this year.
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Flybe blames cancellations on pilot shortage and base rejig
UK regional operator Flybe is attributing cancellation of multiple domestic and international flights from various airports to several factors, including a shortage of pilots and restructuring of bases.
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InterviewChristine Ourmieres-Widener on gender diversity
If a picture is worth a thousand words, a photo of the IATA board of governors from June 2018 probably said it all about gender diversity at the top tiers of airlines. Flybe chief executive Christine Ourmieres-Widener, seated at the far right of the photo, stood out as the only woman among the pool of two dozen men in suits and ties.
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Flybe operating 'normally' as new owner Connect takes over
UK regional operator Flybe’s flights are continuing as normal following Connect Airways’ acquisition of the carrier on 21 February.
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Flybe bids to reassure as mix-up follows Flybmi collapse
UK regional operator Flybe has stressed that it is continuing to operate as normal, following confusion over the collapse of BMI Regional.
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Flybe warns of winding-up threat if Connect offer rejected
Struggling UK regional operator Flybe Group has indicated it will be forced to begin winding-up proceedings if shareholders do not approve an offer from Connect Airways.
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Opinion
OPINION: How a football club's revival stirs hope for Flybe
Late steel entrepreneur Jack Walker's football club, Blackburn Rovers, rose from relative obscurity under his ownership, achieving notable prominence, only to then deteriorate and seemingly implode in the years after his death.
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Cuts likely as Virgin shapes Flybe-Stobart combination
Virgin Atlantic-backed Connect Airways aims to concentrate on simplifying Flybe’s core network and improving performance following its acquisition of the UK regional carrier.
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Virgin to integrate Flybe-Stobart with long-haul network
UK regional operators Flybe and Stobart Air will be combined and brought into an integrated commercial co-operation with Virgin Atlantic’s long-haul operation under a newly-disclosed takeover plan.
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Virgin Atlantic and Stobart link up to take over Flybe
Virgin Atlantic and Stobart Aviation have established a joint company, Connect Airways, which is to acquire UK regional operator Flybe.
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Virgin continues to circle Flybe
Virgin Atlantic is still reviewing its options with regard to Flybe a month after first disclosing its interest in the UK regional carrier.
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Monarch Aircraft Engineering ends support for Flybe
Monarch Aircraft Engineering (MAEL) has terminated maintenance services to Flybe, which has been a key customer since before the MRO provider’s recent restructuring.
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AnalysisANALYSIS: How Virgin could benefit by acquiring Flybe
When Flybe put itself on sale earlier this month it looked like it might end up as a one horse race, with previous suitor Stobart expected to make a fresh bid for the UK regional carrier. But Virgin Atlantic's disclosure that it is also considering making an offer adds an ...
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Virgin Atlantic confirms talks with Flybe
Virgin Atlantic has revealed that it is in talks with Flybe that could include a "possible offer" for the UK regional carrier.
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UK regional operator Flybe in talks to sell company
UK regional operator Flybe Group has disclosed that it is considering a sale of the business as part of a wide-ranging review of strategic options.
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Flybe monitors director modes after Q400 dive incident
UK regional operator Flybe has introduced flight-data monitoring to check for pilots’ incorrectly select flight-director modes before take-off, following a serious incident involving a Bombardier Q400 departing Belfast City.